As a measure to enhance climate resilience in the country, Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme Phase Two has joined hands in the government’s plan to boost forest cover.
The organization’s leadership in Bungoma has has highlighted that they resorted to plant fruit trees in schools because they will boost nutritional value of children despite addressing climate change menace.
We are planting avocado and mango trees in line with our agenda of commercializing Agriculture, the trees will produce fruits which have nutritional and economic advantage
said Vincent Wechabe, the coordinator
The officers used the opportunity to urge locals to train children about nurturing trees so that they can protect the ecosystem for posterity.
“We chose schools so that we can directly involve children in maintaining the trees and train them to make tree planting part of their lives,” said Nasir Wekesa, officer in charge of Agricultural value chain.
A total of 200 trees were planted in Sinoko and Siritamyi primary Schools.
Also present during the event were school heads who committed to maintain the seedlings to maturity.
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